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Garden and Creepy Crawlies Week: Stink bug
Posted by tyan (Singapore, Singapore) on 9 July 2008 in Animal & Insect.
Before you go on to comment what a brilliant shot this is,please take note:
I DIDN'T DO IT!
Compliments from Wikipedia:)
We didnt manage to get interesting creepy crawlie at the Botanical Gardens for Caleb's show-and-tell session. Turned out we could get a 'google' worth of bugs and such from my mom's front yard. My mom caught this and i googled from wikipedia-it is known as the stink/shield bug.
Shield because its wings look like shields and the various species have really very beautifully patterned shields.
Stink because when preying or carelessly handled, it releases a foul smelling liquid.
Impressive show-and-tell for a 3-year-old eh?
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
A few years back, we noticed lots of these bugs in our garden, I was wondering what it was called. Now thanks to you and wiki I know, and I will be leaving it well alone, I don't want to find out how foul the stink is :)
9 Jul 2008 9:40am
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
Well isn't that fantastic, it certainly has the camouflage it needs :) Thanks to you and Wikipedia, I will never touch it lol
9 Jul 2008 11:25am
Mandy Provan from Johannesburg, South Africa
Well it's awesome all the same!! hahahah - great show and tell for mom and Caleb!! :)
9 Jul 2008 4:49pm
Ras from Plano, United States
Well done mom. I think this would be the most memorable show,stink and tell that would be remembered for years to come. :)
9 Jul 2008 6:42pm
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, United States
yikes! a beautiful creature! excellent color and macro!
22 Jul 2008 8:47pm
